Psychology A-Level
Adrenaline
What Adrenaline means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Adrenaline
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Released by the adrenal medulla directly into the bloodstream, which is why the response is almost immediate.
Topics that use Adrenaline
- Biopsychology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Autonomic branch
- Central nervous system
- Excitation and inhibition
- Reductionism
- Sympathomedullary pathway
- Synaptic transmission
- Freeze response
- Functional recovery
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